calls referendum, but saw their calls go unanswered and they united to defeat a deadly virus only to see the government break the rules that they respected . a now rules that they respected. a now a winter like no other . the a winter like no other. the biggest hit to living standards in british history where millions the length and breadth of our country will go without food or heat to once again ask to pay the price . don't get me to pay the price. don't get me wrong, i know people in this room are struggling to know borrowing rates through the roof, energy costs astronomical . more small businesses going under now than at any time since records began . and i know that records began. and i know that every single one is a personal tragedy and ambition , a dream, tragedy and ambition, a dream, an investment in a better future . gone no mistake . it's tough

. gone no mistake. it's tough and it will be tough for a while . but that's we need to answer the burning question. what will we do differently .7 how will we we do differently? how will we help restore the contract that says work hard and britain will give you fair chance ? because give you fair chance? because let me tell you, that's not how working people feel about our country right now , not this country right now, not this winter . so this has to be a winter. so this has to be a turning point. britain needs a new business model and that will be hard changing. a business model is hard. you all know that. nonetheless it's time for all of us government, business trade unions to get behind the idea . both basic and radical, idea. both basic and radical, that our country can grow in a way that serves working people but higher productivity can come from unlocking their potential.

but we can work together to put their interests first. this has to be the common goal of our partnership , to be the common goal of our partnership, and it must set a new direction on growth, a new of governing, but at times is challenging our instincts . who challenging our instincts. who will challenge our instincts ? will challenge our instincts? they will trickle down experiments that i dare has been tested to destruction , but tested to destruction, but equally , if the southeast ahead equally, if the southeast ahead redistribution call can't be the one word plan for the rest of britain, you can't grow an economy that way. of course you can't . but it's not enough can't. but it's not enough working people want growth from the grass roots jobs that are well—paid and secure communities standing on their own feet. pubuc standing on their own feet. public services strong enough to help them succeed . so i promise help them succeed. so i promise you now my labour government will care . must care as much

will care. must care as much about raising productivity everywhere as we've done in the past, about redistribution . past, about redistribution. we're going to throw everything at growing out of control. james our productive capacity in every community and that takes us inevitably to the supply side of the economy . that's why our the economy. that's why our first priority on tax has always been to scrap business, right? we will level the playing field for our high street and with help from lord jim o'neill, we'll make britain the best place in the world to start a new business. but we also need to look at the supply side differently. it's not just about tax and enterprise . take the tax and enterprise. take the current state of our labour market. so much of this comes back to our public services . back to our public services. yes, there are other factors , yes, there are other factors, but you can't tell me that the number of older people falling

out of work has got nothing to do with the millions stuck on nhs waiting lists or that the growing number of people suffering with mental health isn't a drag on our productivity . no the state of our public services is an economic. . no the state of our public services is an economic . just as services is an economic. just as much as a social crisis. it so we will launch the biggest training programme since the creation of the nhs increase capacity with more doctors, more nurses , more health visitors, nurses, more health visitors, reform in the employment service to get more people back to work if everyone who needs it access to mental health treatment within four weeks and build a modern childcare system that's supports parents, especially women , to flourish . this is what women, to flourish. this is what the us treasury secretary, janet yellen calls modern supply side economic . and that's the economic. and that's the philosophy that will drive us to do the hard yards on growth . but

do the hard yards on growth. but we'll also need to be pragmatic . well, the basic lack of people we vote to ignore the need for workers to come to this country . we can't have a situation , as . we can't have a situation, as we did with hgv drivers with temporary shortages threatened to cripple entire sectors of our economy . that would be antigua economy. that would be antigua move and it would be anti—business . but i want to be anti—business. but i want to be clear here with my labour government , any movement in clear here with my labour government, any movement in our points based migration system , points based migration system, whether via the skilled worker route or the occupations list , route or the occupations list, will come alongside conditions for business. we will expect you to bring forward a clear plan to boost skills and more training for better pay and conditions for better pay and conditions for investment in new technology that we can talk about how this is dialogue is at the heart of

partnership . but negotiation partnership. but negotiation with trade unions will be part of it . i said with trade unions will be part of it. i said at the tuc conference, my labour party is unashamedly pro—business and i say here today that trade unions must be a crucial part of our partnership . but our common goal partnership. but our common goal must be to help the british economy off its immigration dependency , to start investing dependency, to start investing more in training workers who are already here . migration is part already here. migration is part of our national story. always has been, always will be at the labor party will never diminish contribution it makes our economy to public services to your businesses and our communities . but let me tell you communities. but let me tell you that days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on, growth must end . this

way on, growth must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact we live in a new era for labour, and while they're adapting from our low growth model is holding us back . it's model is holding us back. it's why we've set out a new deal for working people that will deliver higher pay, stronger rights , higher pay, stronger rights, better work not just for social justice, but also for the new reality on growth . let me give reality on growth. let me give you an example . technology you an example. technology britain has fewer industrial robots than almost every comparable country . we're behind comparable country. we're behind germany, france, spain , germany, france, spain, slovenia, slovakia, belgium . slovenia, slovakia, belgium. it's a long list, i think, in terms of competition over the long run , one that borders on long run, one that borders on disaster . long run, one that borders on disaster. now long run, one that borders on disaster . now know most disaster. now know most businesses get this . i've seen businesses get this. i've seen for myself how you invest in

your people and their productivity . but vaillant in productivity. but vaillant in derbyshire i met the apprentices using their skills in conjunction with the new technologies of heat pumps. conjunction with the new technologies of heat pumps . that technologies of heat pumps. that technology will continue to adapt, but apprentices will be at the fore front of that change . working today , training for . working today, training for the opportunities of the future . but when we look at the economy as a whole, it can seem like we're more comfortable hiring people to work in low pay, hiring people to work in low pay, insecure sometimes exploitative contracts, than we in investing to get the new technology that delivers for workers productivity and our country . and we can't compete country. and we can't compete like that. britain's low pay model has to go . it doesn't model has to go. it doesn't serve people. it's not compatible with grassroots growth . so let me tell you what growth. so let me tell you what

is the three big priorities for my labour government, is the three big priorities for my labour government , the my labour government, the principles our partnership must deliver to drive britain forward . they are one economic stability . too higher skills . stability. too higher skills. three green growth and we take them one by one, starting with economic stability because as you know , stability is the you know, stability is the bedrock and everything else depends on it. if we've bedrock and everything else depends on it . if we've learned depends on it. if we've learned nothing else these past 12 years, it's that chaos has a cost . that's why every policy cost. that's why every policy under my labour party announced will always be fully costed . will always be fully costed. we're determined to reduce debt as a share of our economy sound money . our as a share of our economy sound money. our public finances must come first and we accept what this means , except that we won't

this means, except that we won't be able to things through the labour things as quickly as we would like . the lesson of the would like. the lesson of the last few months is lose control of the economy and its businesses and working people who pick up the bill. and i let that happen again again . who pick up the bill. and i let that happen again again. but really , economic stability has really, economic stability has to be about more than public finances . it has to be about finances. it has to be about providing the right conditions to plan and invest, providing the right conditions to plan and invest , to think to plan and invest, to think about long term strategy , not about long term strategy, not just short term fixes to create confidence through certainty . confidence through certainty. that's the argument for partnership . that's why we're so partnership. that's why we're so committed to a modern industrial strategy . it's not about the strategy. it's not about the size of the state. it's about what the state does , how it what the state does, how it supports businesses to innovate and grow , brings in the creative

and grow, brings in the creative brilliance of our scientists and universities , applies them to universities, applies them to creating the industries of the future , and uses whatever tools future, and uses whatever tools the job requires . procurement the job requires. procurement r&d investment. i should finance a strategic plan for infrastructure and supply chains. led by an institution i knew . industrial strategy knew. industrial strategy council , but sits outside the council, but sits outside the political cycle. now i know this isn't the sort of stuff that sets westminster pulses racing , sets westminster pulses racing, not a bit of it, but sets westminster pulses racing, not a bit of it , but i sets westminster pulses racing, not a bit of it, but i can tell you this and every one of our competitors , it's the bread and competitors, it's the bread and butter of responsible economic management . now yesterday i went management. now yesterday i went on the gulf uk website in search of the government's industrial strategy . this is what i of the government's industrial strategy. this is what i found . strategy. this is what i found. it says reading from it. the aim

, the industrial strategy was to boost productivity by backing businesses to create good jobs was a crash scratched across the top is one word. i kid you not archived . archived doesn't that archived. archived doesn't that just tell you everything the government says ? archived. government says? archived. britain's growth . that's why britain's growth. that's why situations like british bolt keep happening . why the ceo of keep happening. why the ceo of johnson matthey says we're falling behind in the race for clean hydrogen . why electric car clean hydrogen. why electric car manufacturers are leaving britain in droves. our manufacturers are leaving britain in droves . our aversion britain in droves. our aversion to proper long term industrial strategy. it's costing us billions already , but even billions already, but even worse, it's costing us. the foundations of a more prosperous future and corporate. so will

the status on skills . any the status on skills. any serious plan for growth must accept the need to transform how our country trains people for work . that's why we're committed work. that's why we're committed to changing the way government supports businesses to get the skills that you need that. this conference last year, i announced that lord plunkett would lead our of skills advisors and this year i'm pleased to announce that he's delivered that report and we're going to deliver on skills , the going to deliver on skills, the apprenticeship levy is not flexible enough. now don't get me wrong, apprenticeships are a gold standard qualification . gold standard qualification. their record in tackling the cultural snobbery associated with vocational learning is second to none , but alongside second to none, but alongside them . we also need to fund them. we also need to fund training that works for you . the training that works for you. the need for technology short

courses that train coders in weeks that help younger workers get promoted . the training that get promoted. the training that supports older workers to flourish or retrain is something new and let me tell you from personal experience, there's nothing wrong with changing your career in your mid—fifties or. but the bottom line is this you need more control over what training your levy can buy with laboun training your levy can buy with labour. that's exactly what you will get . and we'll devolve the will get. and we'll devolve the power money on adult skill budgets as . well, decisions that budgets as. well, decisions that drive growth, growth in communities should be made by people with skin in the game . i people with skin in the game. i profoundly believe that the people and businesses of birmingham know what training the economy of birmingham needs . and the same is true. it and wrexham. peterborough borough of portsmouth . the next labour portsmouth. the next labour government will spread economic

power to the grassroots and our central industrial mission . central industrial mission. clean power by 2030 will help us do it . climate change clean power by 2030 will help us do it. climate change is the defining social challenge of our times . defining social challenge of our times. there's no question about that. i'm sure it scores highly on the risk register of every company in this room . but if you company in this room. but if you take only one thing from today , take only one thing from today, let it be this . i don't see let it be this. i don't see climate change as a risk. i see it as an opportunity. the biggest chance we've had in a generation and to make our economy work for working people. that's what our prosperity plan is. all about. a plan to make britain a green growth superpower , to invest in wind , superpower, to invest in wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen , green, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, green, steel and carbon capture new opportunities for plumbers, electricians, engine is software

designers , technicians, builders designers, technicians, builders , insulation for 19 million homes and great british energy , homes and great british energy, a new national champion will take advantage of the opportunity and clean british power and turn them into good , power and turn them into good, well—paid british jobs. power and turn them into good, well—paid british jobs . you well—paid british jobs. you could never say it enough . clean could never say it enough. clean british power is cheaper than imported fossil fuels. 90 times cheaper. imported fossil fuels. 90 times cheaper . if we have more of imported fossil fuels. 90 times cheaper. if we have more of it. businesses and working people will get cheaper bills . the will get cheaper bills. the country enjoys independence from tyrants like putin and, we give every community a shot at the green jobs of the future . clean green jobs of the future. clean hydrogen in south yorkshire, merseyside and the east of england . offshore wind in england. offshore wind in scotland , teesside, east and scotland, teesside, east and nonh scotland, teesside, east and north yorkshire, solar power growing rural communities in the south—east, the southwest and yes, here in midlands. it won't

be easy. we know that on planning on ofgem's remit on getting ahead of demand issues with the grid . we not only see with the grid. we not only see the battles ahead , we'll run the battles ahead, we'll run towards them because nothing reeks of decline more than the idea. britain no longer knows how to build. i won't accept that. how to build. i won't accept that . and with real partnership that. and with real partnership we'll win . the same is true on we'll win. the same is true on finance . big ambitions require finance. big ambitions require pubuc finance. big ambitions require public investment and we provide it . but we know that the real it. but we know that the real game changer is private investment and that this is the perennial challenge for british productivity . that's we'll also productivity. that's we'll also set up a national sovereign wealth fund and use it to manage risk on the critical investments we need to become a green growth superpower , but also to create superpower, but also to create spill—over opportunities for businesses and supply chains

right across the country in manufacturing and services as thatis manufacturing and services as that is what an industrial strategy and partnership must deliver. in a nutshell, a new way of managing our economy . a way of managing our economy. a fresh start for britain , and it fresh start for britain, and it should divide with the government . last week you saw government. last week you saw the sum total of their offer on growth stagnation dressed up in the clothes of stability , the clothes of stability, decline, parade it as tough decisions , tough decisions will decisions, tough decisions will be challenging their party on planning on audenshaw win on industrial strategy , but they industrial strategy, but they don't have it in them. don't understand and that to be a careful steward of the economy in a volatile world you need to be proactive , to intervene, to be proactive, to intervene, to secure stability and growth .

secure stability and growth. i'll put it simply, every business in this room has a strategy for growth, a nation needs one to because the headwinds we face climate change, artificial intelligence , caring for an ageing society mean that one hands off approach just isn't fit for purpose anymore . and i'm not going to anymore. and i'm not going to give up on growth that easily . anymore. and i'm not going to give up on growth that easily. i believe in our country. i believe in our country. i believe in our businesses, and i believe in our businesses, and i believe in our people. britain deserves better . a believe in our people. britain deserves better. a new partnership for prosperity . the partnership for prosperity. the path to a greener, fairer, more dynamic country to higher wages , higher skills, higher productivity to leading the world on the greatest challenge facing our planet . to give facing our planet. to give working people a sense of hope, aspiration and possibility . once aspiration and possibility. once again , thank you. conference .

again, thank you. conference. thank you . as a megaphone thank you. as a megaphone. if you're just joining us, we have been listening to sir keir starmer make his statement to the cbi conference in birmingham . we're going to listen now to .we're going to listen now to questions from journalists on the floor over that time on what he has to say . we're going to he has to say. we're going to take some questions. and i'm going to start with the media. so i hope and we've got alex forsyth from the bbc here with us allies year. thank you, alex. exclusive bbc news you talk about the need for businesses to invest in skills and training in the uk workforce but that will take time and you would have heard from business leaders here about crippling labour shortages . now that are hampering growth.

so how far would your pragmatic approach go in terms of increasing immigration in the short term? and how much is your stance on this driven by political considerations as much as economic ones? well alex, just let me take the final part of that question first, because i am utterly frustrated at the short term fixes . but what we've short term fixes. but what we've had for the last 12 years is the repetition of the same argument , whether it's on energy, whether it's on skills shortages, which is what are you going to do in the here and now? don't address the mid—term of the long term. and we keep going round around circle, the round around the circle, the crisis is now sticking plaster, never the medium of the long term and that is holding a spot. so i believe profoundly in the argument i'm making about skills here. i remember back in 2015 when i first came into politics, i was the shadow immigration secretary. i've glutton for punishment , secretary. i've glutton for punishment, but talking to many people in this room , we had

people in this room, we had a discussion about skills and it's not dissimilar to the discussion we're having today. so if we always see this as a short term fix, i will be pragmatic. of course i do. i don't want to repeat of we saw last year repeat of what we saw last year with drivers. i get that as . i with drivers. i get that as. i say that's anti—growth and anti—business, but we to anti—business, but we have to address the medium of the long term. and it's feature of the term. and it's a feature of the last 12 years that we haven't got to grips with the medium or the long term, and that will hold and that is why, hold us back. and that is why, of we'll be pragmatic. of course, we'll be pragmatic. of course, we understand that we need to act now so that we help business and drive growth. but we have to address and business and drive growth. but we have to address an(these run towards the challenge skills run towards the challenge thatis skills run towards the challenge that is ensuring we have everybody back in the workforce . there are hundreds of thousands of people who aren't working years ago . and so this is few years ago. and so this is for me an economic argument, not question of political tactics. thank you, alex. i think we have all free from the guardian .

all free from the guardian. hello. the card you alluded in your speech to the importance that want to place on economic stability . can you be a bit more stability. can you be a bit more frank ? the public and business frank? the public and business leaders in this room about the sorts of policies that you think you won't be able to implement as quickly as you would like if labour wins the next general election? over. i'm election? well over. i'm not going to draft the next labour manifesto here on stage, but what i am saying, and it's a very important point for me to make to this audience , which is make to this audience, which is we will inherit an economy that's been damaged by the last 12 weeks, in the last 12 years. we need to fundamentally accept that as an incoming government, restore stability is key. there's a cost to instability. if we've be paying that cost over the last few weeks and over the last few years , that means the last few years, that means restoring faith in our institution. that means clear

fiscal rules we've set out that will pay for days to day, that we want debt down as a percentage of our economy . but percentage of our economy. but you know that stability has to be our first priority if that means that there are things which could labour things which we can't do as quickly as we would like, then that is a consequence of that security . consequence of that security. but i will not give up on growth . that's why i've said what i've said about the investment that we need, the approach we need to scale is getting people back into the workforce and innovation, but do we need to restore faith , restore stability restore faith, restore stability or yes we do? do i accept that as an incoming government it's not good for me to simply say, well, they made mess. we don't have to be responsible about clearing it up . we are going to clearing it up. we are going to have to be responsible about clearing clear fiscal clearing it up. clear fiscal rules accept that? that rules. do i accept that? that means that there are good labour things that as an incoming government able to government we won't be able to do as we'd like? yes, do as quickly as we'd like? yes, i do accept that. i'm not going to spell it now, but that's the

conversation we to have conversation we want to have over months as we go over the coming months as we go into general election. into that general election. thank aubrey lacy, i think thank you, aubrey lacy, i think from bloomberg , thanks to care from bloomberg, thanks to care and the economy is being held back by this shorter of workers. what makes you think that you can fix that with domestic labour force when governments historically and everywhere have consistently failed to do so ? consistently failed to do so? thank you. well let me i'm not going to just give up on this. so simply say that because we've not failed to address these issues in the last 12 years, we shouldn't try now is the wrong approach as far as i'm concerned . you take one example. the . you take just one example. the nhs yes, my wife works in the nhs, so i know pretty well we discuss it a lot . amongst the discuss it a lot. amongst the pressures in the nhs is the bafic pressures in the nhs is the basic lack of staff. we don't have enough people in the nhs and again there are two approaches. one to say, well, let's have a sticking plaster, then deal with it in the short

term. the others say no, that's addressed the medium of the long term and that's why we've put in place plan to train up 15,000 place a plan to train up 15,000 doctors, more nurses , more doctors, more nurses, more midwives coming into the nhs. yes, because the message we need send to the nhs is the cavalry is coming. we understand the problem and we've been held back by fact that we haven't trained enough doctors coming the nhs. so you know, the fact that in the last 12 years this hasn't been gripped is not a good enough reason for me to not repeat the example. there's the example skills i've had the same discussion on skills with people in this room for seven years. we can't just say, well , it's can't just say, well, it's impossible to do anything about . i do think we can change the we address skills and we have to address it and it be a feature of an incoming labour government that we will think strategically and in the long term. that's what i mean by partnership . a what i mean by partnership. a government being clear about what we need to achieve the time

frame in which we will want to achieve it, and how we work in partnership with business to achieve it. but i'm certainly lizzie not going to give up on any this on the basis that any of this on the basis that this government's failed to do it. that's we need the change . it. that's we need the change. why we a general election why we need a general election grab from the mirror. please good morning. during his daily mirror energy is one of the big concerns for some, if not many people in this room. what would labour do to help these companies ? and given the wider companies? and given the wider energy crisis , what would the energy crisis, what would the party do to help businesses and households? that doesn't mean yet higher government borrowing or the need for deeper spending cuts. again, every question, this is clear. good morning . this is clear. good morning. thank you for joining this is clear. good morning. thank you forjoining us. if thank you for joining us. if you've just tuned in, you've been listening to keir starmer, the cbi conference making his case for the labour government and what they would do for businesses. i am bev turner. i am here until 12:00. so what did keir starmer say? we're going to

be looking at this, comparing it also to what rishi sunak said yesterday at the conference. i'm joined in the studio now by tom harwood , who has been hanging harwood, who has been hanging off every word that keir starmer said . tom, how did you think it said. tom, how did you think it did compare to what sunak was saying yesterday? do you know what? to some extent, i think it was more eloquent speech rishi was a more eloquent speech rishi sunak able deliver sunak was able to deliver yesterday. sunak much better in the question and answer session with those in the audience than . he was in his sort of stilted delivery about his plan for growth, which didn't really include elements of growth other than education reform and protecting some r&d budget. so keir starmer is using this as a much more stark opportunity . try much more stark opportunity. try and convince particularly the business community, let's not forget this is the confederation of business to industry. he's talking to british, he's talking to you . he's trying to really to you. he's trying to really out that the labour party has changed changed in many ways and perhaps in ways this audience

doesn't necessarily want to heat doesn't necessarily want to hear. the big headline grabbing line from speech, of course, was we need to wean ourselves off migrant . now we need to wean ourselves off migrant. now that's we need to wean ourselves off migrant . now that's directly we need to wean ourselves off migrant. now that's directly in contrast to what the cbi was calling for yesterday , saying calling for yesterday, saying that we needed to expand occupation lists and the like. so the labour party, whilst it's leaning into business in some areas, clearly leaning more into the red wall in, other areas ultimately in quite a well pitched attempt to convince the country and the business community that the labour party has fundamentally changed because of course yesterday rishi sunak did a whole speech which was very much him being positive , being optimistic, positive, being optimistic, doing that smiley thing that he does when you're not quite sure what's going on behind the eyes and a huge deal about and made it a huge deal about technology and artificial intelligence this was all intelligence and this was all route the future. keir route to the future. keir starmer spoke to people felt today in that he'd mentioned the nhs much more. he mentioned the fact that we need economics stability and he had same tone

didn't he tom. which does which was about i have tough decisions to make. i mean, it's easy to do that when you're in, right? maybe you can. anthony easiest speech make because just speech to make because you just pointing things that are pointing at the things that are going that's going well, right? that's certainly but did certainly the case. but he did repeat phrase that we've repeat this phrase that we've heard of times from heard a number of times now from the labour leader, which we the labour leader, which is we will able do will not be able to do everything we want to do in government. good labour government. yeah. good labour things. words will not be things. his words will not be able be done as rapidly as he might want. this is a real pitch for sort of stability , sensible for sort of stability, sensible ism, if for want of a better phrase . to some extent it's phrase. to some extent it's a very similar pitch to the one that rishi sunak made to the tory party over the summer. it's a very, very interesting situation in that we're finding in ourselves and in that the labour party and the tory party are sounding very similar in a lot. these issues, tough decisions , rules, all the rest decisions, rules, all the rest of it , but decisions, rules, all the rest of it, but something that sir keir starmer was saying, which was continuation of conference was a continuation of conference speech theme , is this idea of speech theme, is this idea of green growth, of trying to sort

of pitch the future of this country as big investment and construction in green industries. now that might be something that sort of a good to hear for the for the cbi audience that because we know that the way that world is going we know that the sort of funnels of investment are going into things like like wind farms and solar farms and the rest of it andindeed solar farms and the rest of it and indeed the labour party has changed to changed its tack recently to become unequivocal in become more unequivocal in favour nuclear power . well favour of nuclear power. well a growing consensus that between least the tories and the labour party on that issue too. so i think energy, green growth , think energy, green growth, another really clear strand of this speech . but again there is this speech. but again there is that problem that the labour party always has . what the party always has. what the labour leader says isn't always what his back may well want. labour leader says isn't always what his back may well want . and what his back may well want. and we can't forget that this is a party, of course, was led only a few years by an ardent revolutionary socialist. and the question is , will people really question is, will people really believe that because the front man has changed, is saying much

more pro—business sort of rhetoric , has the party itself rhetoric, has the party itself fundamentally changed? root and branch the question? well, he made a defence of the unions as well didn't they. which of course we didn't hear from rishi sunak yesterday to probably appease those union who who do want to look up to keir starmer. thank tom. we're going to thank you, tom. we're going to be talking bit more be talking a little bit more about this, no doubt, with my panel about this, no doubt, with my panel. this i've got my a to z here. i've got anthony brooks. i'm look at all the i'm going to look at all the stories the papers. well, stories in the papers. well, also be looking at the also going to be looking at the covid this is going covid 19 inquiry. this is going on at the moment. it isn't getting a huge amount publicity, but because it's but maybe that's because it's all behind closed all being done behind closed doors but are doors largely. but there are serious questions the serious questions about the terms of the inquiry and that is being influence by lockdown advocates to discussing advocates going to be discussing as well in just a moment. that's after news . it's 1032. i'm rosie after news. it's1032. i'm rosie ryan's you up to date on gb news

the uk must win itself of immigration dependency. the uk must win itself of immigration dependency . that's immigration dependency. that's the message the leader of the opposition has delivered to business leaders. addressing the confederation of british industry, sir keir starmer said . the days of low pay and cheap labour must end and it's time to invest training for those already in the uk . invest training for those already in the uk. he invest training for those already in the uk . he also already in the uk. he also promised to be pragmatic about the shortage of workers, saying if he gets into government, he's willing to increased willing to accept increased skilled immigration and put our common must be to help the british economy off its immigrant dependency. to start investing more in training workers who are already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end . this way on growth must end. this isn't about brexit . it all isn't about brexit. it all around the world. business is . around the world. business is. waking up to the fact we live in a new era for labour. and while they're adapting our low growth model is holding us back . energy

model is holding us back. energy suppliers have been named and shamed for failing vulnerable customers , with the regulator customers, with the regulator ofgem saying there were across the board that needed to be urgently addressed . a review urgently addressed. a review found severe weakness is at five companies good energy outfox esso energy , true energy and esso energy, true energy and utility . in total, 17 suppliers utility. in total, 17 suppliers have been told they need to improve their approach to variable customers . the improve their approach to variable customers. the king is hosting his first state visit as sovereign. his majesty will welcome south african president cyril ramaphosa during a ceremony at horse guards parade . the event will also be attended by the queen and consort. the queen consort and the prince and princess of wales . but your tv online on dab radio, it's gb news news. here's a quick snapshot of .

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very good morning to you. it is 1037. this is bad . have it today 1037. this is bad. have it today on tv news now we've got a poll running this on twitter. we are basically looking to get the temperature of the nation , temperature of the nation, particularly on what sir keir starmer has said about the days of low pay and cheap labour must end by looking at the migration immigration situation . he called immigration situation. he called it britain's immigration dependency. so i'm asking who do you trust on immigration policy? the conservatives , labour or the conservatives, labour or

another party? a lot of you already saying the reform party in the comment section do . let in the comment section do. let me know who you would trust on this. cast your vote now. you might not trust any of them in which case, tell me that as well. send me an email gbviews@gbnews.uk you also gbviews@gbnews.uk. you can also tweet a lot of you tweet at gb news. a lot of you are reacting actually up to what keir starmer was saying. there this from robert starmer blames conservatives for the financial mess that the country is in. yes, they to blame for throwing half a trillion pounds at covid in lockdowns. but starmer was the one calling for faster. longer lockdowns and more money to to spent. and nicholas to be to be spent. and nicholas has said both campaigned passionately for remain in the eu. i guess he means sunak and starmer on the rights of eu workers to take jobs in the uk, knowing they undercut white wages several new sources wages and several new sources got saying cheap is good got them saying cheap is good for the economy. politicians and the wanted cheap labour. the cbi wanted cheap labour. what has made the number one thing this year? the economy . thing this year? the economy. lots of those coming in do keep. let me know what you think jb is

at gbnews.uk now along those similar lines actually let's talk about the covid inquiry , talk about the covid inquiry, the ongoing independent inquiry which assesses the way that the uk responded to the pandemic. chairman baroness hallett has been accused of excluding groups likely to challenge the government's decision during the pandemic. so let's speak to molly kingsley , now, the molly kingsley, now, the co—founder of us for , them co—founder of us for, them a parent campaign group which challenged lockdown measures. morning molly, lovely to see you running back. so just just give our listeners and our viewers and of this inquiry what it aims to do, who has been set up by what what we should expect from it as members of this country. yeah, sure . so, i mean, the yeah, sure. so, i mean, the inquiry is a government led inquiry is a government led inquiry . the total cost is inquiry. the total cost is likely to be over inquiry. the total cost is likely to be ove r £100 million. likely to be over £100 million. so significa and as you'd expect a sense of ostensibly purpose of the inquiry is to examine the government's response and to

learn lessons going forward and the way it's been up, it will be broken down into different modules. so had so far module one and we're now into module two. and the reason that it's hit the news over the last week or so and i agree that surely that has there hasn't been much about it at all in the news, but there has been a little bit about this this story about potential bias. and the reason that's happened because that's happened now is because module really the core module two is really the core module two is really the core module of the inquiry. module two is about high level policing called decision making . so it is called decision making. so it is really crucial that the right people involved this point in module two to ensure the appropriate rigorous challen end can be put to the witnesses in module two. and those witnesses we expect will include the key government ministers responsible for pandemic policy. government ministers responsible for pandemic policy . so that's for pandemic policy. so that's kind of we are. and i think the

concern with it is that if you look at who the key participants of the inquiry invite core participants, you can also apply for that status. and if you look the list of core participants to module two and these are really the, you know, the people who will be the questions for the inquiry, they are the people who will be suggesting the lines of challenge . they look very challenge. they look very heavily skewed towards individuals and organisations , individuals and organisations, persons who have some kind of pro lockdown position to advocate . okay. so for instance advocate. okay. so for instance , bereaved family members of those who died from covid, understandably have a right to contribute this inquiry. and yet what you're saying is that there need to be people who would who actually have a good case to make that the lockdown measures were too extreme. and whenever proportionate. do we know who

molly might be taking that position in that conversations with baroness hallett know i mean , it's really not clear and mean, it's really not clear and i think this is one of the concerns. it's really not clear who might be taking the challenging position. so it's very clear when you look at the list. we did some analysis on it actually. so there's list, i think it's about 30 core parts of the module now. we plotted it out on a graph. who which of those might be in favour of lockdown , which would be kind of lockdown, which would be kind of neutral. so know statistics, authorities and things that we can assume might neutral and can assume might be neutral and who might be, as you said , you who might be, as you said, you know, challenging this lockdown status in orthodoxy because it wasn't during the pandemic and there's very few and you know from a very rough time we counted about 20 pro lockdown individuals and organisations so you know you've mentioned the family who were bereaved by covid course. it's entirely appropriate that they are there, but you don't have anyone on the

other side, so you know, given that we know access now a than they were for the equivalent penod they were for the equivalent period during covid sorry non—covid access that's you would really expect that to be someone represent all the individuals who have lost family members due to the lockdown response and actually a good example is we know that a group representing the vaccine injured did apply. the core participants and they were rejected . now, and they were rejected. now, many of us would say, well, you would them to have been included that needs to be balanced. you know likewise the you see are involved presumably that position is a more lockdown one and there's no one representing industry whole of industry or business. there's no you know obviously we came into this from the children and an education point of view a very, very notable absence in the core participant is department for education. so that's a whole load 14 i think government

departments included as core participants in module two, no department for education and they're not in module one ehhen they're not in module one either. so who is going to be putting the ready challenge about, you know, schools? why were previous pandemic plans discarded in the way they were? so no it's not i wish i could say it's easy to see going to provide that challenge, but it's not easy at all to say. and this is a real, real concern and so this is a group of i think about 21 employees including lord frost gb news, esther mcvey and sir graham brady. they've written this letter expressing concerns. do you think they'll be listened to? molly there any way to break through what appears to be . a i was going to appears to be. a i was going to say a locked down forgive the word, but a locked down echo chamber of people who just wish to tell baroness hallett that next and there will be another pandemic we have to lock down sooner , harder closed schools sooner, harder closed schools

earlier have more mandates. is going to break through, do you think? well, so what is there any cause for optimism ? well, i any cause for optimism? well, i really hope so. i mean, look, it's great that this letter has been signed and it's great that it does seem to have woken people up a little bit to the fact that like this is happening and happening because and it's happening now. because i it's very that i agree, it's very odd that there's less coverage of there's been less coverage of it, and great it, actually. and it's great you guys doing because . you guys are doing this because. you would that they expected would expect that they expected that now , this is that to happen more now, this is going to be going on. you know, certainly for the next year. there will modules. and there will be other modules. and to to baroness hallett, to be fair to baroness hallett, it is possible that the approach she is taking is to keep the core participants very narrow for this module and to introduce other voices later . if that's other voices later. if that's the case, you would hope that key decision makers . so, you key decision makers. so, you know bankole johnson and etcetera, you would hope that they will be called back as witnesses for later modules. you know that obviously doesn't work if actually they're only going to be called as witnesses in this key political module . so

this key political module. so i think the hope must be that this group of peers and keep up the pressure at every module and actually , if there are concerns actually, if there are concerns that the right questions have not been at this module, they need to be off later because actually, you know , it's a waste actually, you know, it's a waste of money. it's going to actually, you know, it's a waste of money. it's going t actually, you know, it's a waste of moneotherwise,|g t actually, you know, it's a waste of moneotherwise, but it's million otherwise, but it's going a disastrous going to set a disastrous precedent. it also has a disastrous precedent . and i disastrous precedent. and i think molly all the any of us have ever wanted is a fair and open debate about this. and the frustrates is that will be felt if don't, that will be if we don't, that will be immense. kinsey a immense. molly kinsey that of a co founder of for them, thank you so much forjoining us today. let me know what you think. jb views at gb news dot uk . okay, moving on. senior uk. okay, moving on. senior figures in rishi sunak's government are reportedly considering putting the uk on the road to a swiss style relations with the eu. the government's former brexit negotiator , frost voiced his negotiator, frost voiced his displeasure at the plans on twitter warning. i hope the government thinks better of these plans fast, but rishi

sunak has denied that they are doing anything like this . i doing anything like this. i voted for brexit . i believe in voted for brexit. i believe in brexit . well, let's talk to brexit. well, let's talk to peter clapp , who is the editor peter clapp, who is the editor in chief at brussels, reporter good morning, peter. thank you for joining us. can you for our viewers and all who will be slightly tenterhooks, a little nervous if you voted for brexit to hear these conversations are going on. what is the relationship that's switzerland has with the eu . how does that has with the eu. how does that work ? well, basically, work? well, basically, switzerland has a deal that it does not enjoy full access to the eu markets, but only partial access in return for taking over selected eu regulations. so if the united kingdom would would do that , it would gain more do that, it would gain more access to the eu market, which would be good, but it would sacrifice because on on some for

selected economic sectors it would no longer be able to set its own regulations , but it its own regulations, but it would be forced to take over the regulations of the european union without able to have a say overit. union without able to have a say over it . how does it affect over it. how does it affect migration ? if we were to have migration? if we were to have the same deal as switzerland, what would that mean for the movement of people in the uk and from europe? the swiss, they have agreed freedom of movement with the european union. so that would be , let's say, also step would be, let's say, also step in terms of sovereignty for the uk. however in the leaks by the sunday it's ascribed to that the uk government or the people working or supposedly working , working or supposedly working, this would not be demanding or or would be demanding not to have freedom of movement included in this. so i mean fundamentally the swiss deal is pick and that's why actually the european does not really like it. it has been trying to reform

the deal but so far has failed to convince . the objectively to convince. the objectively speaking . peter do you think speaking. peter do you think that brexit has had a negative impact on the uk ? well, i think impact on the uk? well, i think that's it's to deny that the extra friction that you now have on trade between the eu and the uk has of course an economic cost. we can argue how high that economic cost is, but secondly, i think it's also important to stress that the united kingdom has yet exploited the opportunities offered by brexit. so i think , you know, brexit so i think, you know, brexit always a second best in the first best to the united that the eu would have listened to the eu would have listened to the uk concerns and would have reformed back to a proper know arrangement to scrap trade barriers . arrangement to scrap trade barriers. but arrangement to scrap trade barriers . but the arrangement to scrap trade barriers. but the uk has not engagedin

barriers. but the uk has not engaged in full scale . it has engaged in full scale. it has not, for example , scrapped the not, for example, scrapped the gdpr . not, for example, scrapped the gdpr. innovation. hostile, irregular actions. it has not waded into alleviating the chemical industry from the eu. reach regulations and typically know industry is not demanding that because have invested so much money into complying with these regulations so i predict that when the eu will update regulations that the uk taken oven regulations that the uk taken over. then we may see , but over. then we may see, but that's of course a long term thing. benefit of brexit in the sense that then the british will not take over some of the innovation , hostile regulations innovation, hostile regulations of the eu . okay. thank you, of the eu. okay. thank you, peter. clarke, the editor in chief at brussels report. now one person who is furious about these reports is the deputy of ukip, rebecca jane, who joins me now . regular face on ukip, rebecca jane, who joins me now. regular face on gb ukip, rebecca jane, who joins me now . regular face on gb news. now. regular face on gb news. rebecca, lovely to see you as

always. so as a deputy leader of ukip, what did you make it when you heard these rumours emerged this weekend that perhaps somebody somewhere within the conservative party flirting with the idea of getting into bed with europe in a swift way. melanie, i. of course are not remotely surprised this was rescue. she's no longer a suspect. we're being betrayed. every way. and just when you didn't think that trust in the current government could get any lower, it has 70 million people. over 70 million people obviously voted for brexit and wishes and their what they actually want is being completely denied and i irish is trying to appease these pals and doing what he wants because he operates for the 1% and not the 99. and like the rest of us. so we've heard the confederation of british industry today and. yesterday, rebecca, we heard from senate yesterday, we heard from keir starmer today. they are both

being let's just say , cautious being let's just say, cautious around the issue of immigration because they know how divisive divisive it is to the electorate in this country. but what i found really interesting that all three questions from the media to both of them yesterday and, today started with business needs, more migration . we need needs, more migration. we need more immigration in order to fulfil this jobs. shortage. what's your perspective on that problem ? no i disagree. i problem? no i disagree. i i addressed , you know, agree with addressed, you know, agree with anything that really keir starmer says. but on this occasion i think that he has a point that actually rather than looking to brexit is the thing that they now want to pinpoint is the service to all of our problems. it's not if we reverse brexit or we start doing any kind swiss agreements. it's going to help our leg , the going to help our leg, the market, what we actually to do is look after the people that

are in our country now, pay them properly , give them the right so properly, give them the right so that want to be giving them and to our so that rather than saying, oh, you know, let's have more immigration because what i mean, where on earth is that okay in any stretch of anybody's imagination let's get all the people in for the country so we can pay them less. no just pay our people more properly. you know, they work hard for us. why on earth are we talking about filling gaps for our people with people from the countries just because they accept let. it's ridiculous. now this is something that i think you will have a take home with you all your previous work before, you were involved in politics. we've got two and a million got two and a half million people, the uk now who are not at work, who are of working age. so between 16 and 64 and that has gone up by half a million since 2019. and the reason being is that they are long sick. they are not well enough to go to work a. lot of that will be

mental health related. related post—lockdown what would you do about that? rebecca well , i'm about that? rebecca well, i'm very vocal on this one, so i don't believe that should be shying away from the responsible policy of mental health of their employees . personally, i think employees. personally, i think that we should make businesses responsible looking after responsible for looking after the mental health of their employees giving them private care and therefore the nhs will be with the that be left with the that desperately do need it and nowhere to turn . but we nowhere else to turn. but we have start taking responsibility somewhere . we have to start somewhere. we have to start doing something to save our nhs because right now is broken for many reasons. but one of those is that business owners need to be taking responsibility for their employees and helping them to live happier and healthier lives . and right now they don't lives. and right now they don't . do you think that's one of the changes that you've brought to ukip? rebecca in your position because i don't remember that being a ukip policy before you arrive, we have to prioritise the mental health of british workers . yeah, absolutely it is,

workers. yeah, absolutely it is, because, you know, we're about people and we're not about politics. obviously i keep advancing on this saying and that's my thing is that, you know, i'm not one of these technologies wizards like it's not that's just not what i've ever been about i'm about people and about helping and listening to them, which is why things like brexit important me, like brexit are important to me, because voted in masses because we voted in en masses to leave many vital health is hugely . i mean, leave many vital health is hugely. i mean, i'm leave many vital health is hugely . i mean, i'm never going hugely. i mean, i'm never going to be all around fact that somebody can go to a doctor's surgery and be told that they can have therapy nine months time. that ? if get time. how is that? if you get told you're broken , not told that you're broken, not getting fixed for nine months? obviously, oprah , but for some obviously, oprah, but for some bizarre reason, mental health seems be completely and seems to be completely and utterly forgotten. so, yes , is utterly forgotten. so, yes, is a new thing for the uk, but it is very much something that i'm very much something that i'm very is my very passionate because it is my arena , it's job. well, it's arena, it's my job. well, it's good to say good people in politics. rebecca jane, we need more of . so good with what more of. so good luck with what you're doing . thank for you're doing. and thank you for joining us . right. it's joining us. right. it's interesting, let interesting, isn't it? let me

know what you thought about all of that. i've some of your messages. i'm going to be reading them the break, but we're going to right back we're going to be right back after whether i think i'm after this. whether i think i'm after this. whether i think i'm a aidan mcgivern from the met office following such a soggy day yesterday , for many of us, day yesterday, for many of us, there'll still some showers there'll still be some showers today, with a lot cloud today, along with a lot of cloud . actually, it is a . for many, actually, it is a dner . for many, actually, it is a drier and eventually a brighter day. although the legacy of yesterday is rain. still with us. low pressure across southern parts of the weather. fronts wrapped around that are weakening. fronts still providing a lot of low cloud for eastern england. some drizzly bits and pieces and quite frequent showers into eastern and northern scotland . even and northern scotland. even longer. spells of rain here. also showers pushing into southwest england , parts of southwest england, parts of pembrokeshire, but in between actually for many it's a drier day with some sunshine coming through across areas later on. but it's also going to feel on the cold side , 9 to 11 celsius the cold side, 9 to 11 celsius temperatures a little below average for the time of year.

the winds pick up across the far north shetland in particular along with some heavy spells of rain overnight gales here . but rain overnight gales here. but elsewhere, clearing skies , winds elsewhere, clearing skies, winds and a frost forming across eastern areas with temperatures in towns and cities down to two or three celsius. in the countryside down below zero. but in the well, it's not a cold start because here we've got wind and rain pushing through quite quickly. the band of rain actually moved swiftly across england and wales during the morning as northern morning as well as northern ireland into scotland by ireland pushes into scotland by lunchtime and then it comes to a rest across northern parts of scotland whilst sunny spells and showers replaces those frequent showers replaces those frequent showers will be in the west with a strong wind. gales rain exposed western coast. but this wind coming the wind is coming from the southwest, milder southwest, so it's a milder direction 30 celsius in the south, 9 to 11, again in the north. now it's going to be a blustery night on wednesday night with a lot these showers rushing in from the atlantic and there'll be 1 to 2 showers pushing as far as eastern england, but england, eastern scotland. but most showers be the

most of the showers be in the west. further of rain west. further spells of rain coming in eventually on thursday as well. a bright today to come on friday, rain on .

saturday very morning. welcome to bev turner today on gb news tv, radio and online. thank you for staying with me today. we've got lots to get through midday now tell the truth did you take a long lunch break over at home early yesterday to watch the footy england beat iran in a62 in their first world cup game and wales dramatically drew one one with the usa. we're going to be debating all of that happened yesterday with the panel and we're going to be talking in

moment significant moment about the significant ruling ruled ruling supreme court here ruled tomorrow whether the scottish parliament hold a second independence referendum . i'm independence referendum. i'm going to be joined by my expert panel for a debate on the biggest stories all coming up after news . good after the latest news. good morning. 11:01. i'm tracy wright, keeping you up to date on gb news. the uk must win itself of immigration dependent sea. that's the message from the labour leader to business bosses , sir keir starmer told the confederation of business industry the days of low pay and cheap labour must end and that it's cheap labour must end and that wsfime cheap labour must end and that it's time to invest in training of those already in the uk . he of those already in the uk. he also promised to be pragmatic about the shortage of workers, saying if he gets into government willing to accept increased skill , government willing to accept increased skill, immigration . increased skill, immigration. but our common goal must be to help the british off its immigration dependency to

investing more in trading workers who are already here . workers who are already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the british way on growth must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact live in a new era for labour and while there our low growth model is holding us back. low growth model is holding us back . energy suppliers been back. energy suppliers been named and shamed for failing vulnerable with the regulator ofgem problems across the board need to be urgently addressed. review found severe weaknesses five companies good energy outfox and slow energy true energy and utility . ofgem says energy and utility. ofgem says households are missing out on free gas safety checks and firms aren't doing enough to identify those on prepayment metres who may need help. well in total 17 suppliers have been told they need to improve their approach to vulnerable customers . the to vulnerable customers. the deputy prime is going to be

questioned over alleged dominic raab, who's facing an investigation into two former complaints against him, is going to be questioned by the justice committee this afternoon. he's already said he's confident he behaved professionally and will behaved professionally and will be cleared of any wrongdoing . be cleared of any wrongdoing. the former liberal democrat leader savaged . cable says the leader savaged. cable says the political culture has changed since he was in office. there are a lot of things that used to happen. a sexual harasser , happen. a sexual harasser, bullying . it happened, but it bullying. it happened, but it was swept under the it was just assumed kind of thing you didn't could get away with but now it's been brought out in the open and the media has got an important role in that . for the first time role in that. for the first time even role in that. for the first time ever. and please can expense the cost of food. non—alcoholic dnnks cost of food. non—alcoholic drinks for christmas parties to the taxpayer . alcohol is not the taxpayer. alcohol is not included . it does include included. it does include decorations for the office , decorations for the office, according to the daily mail. and bees have been told that claims should represent value for money in this financial climate. should represent value for money in this financial climate . the in this financial climate. the number of people killed during

the indonesian earthquake has risen to 252. western java's local government says 377 people were injured when the 5.6 magnitude quake hit yesterday . magnitude quake hit yesterday. and say that more than 7000 people have been displaced . 25 people have been displaced. 25 aftershocks have rocked the region , hampering rescue region, hampering rescue efforts. 31 people are still missing . how hundreds of schools missing. how hundreds of schools in england have been downgraded by ofsted . the watchdog inspects by ofsted. the watchdog inspects more than 500 schools in the last academic year. of those that were re—inspected only 17% retained their outstanding grade. most of the schools are being assessed for the first time in over a decade. it's due to an exemption from regular checks. to an exemption from regular checks . the abc says checks. the abc says supermarkets are taking advantage of drivers by charging higher prices than they should be . it said fuel retailers are be. it said fuel retailers are refusing to lower their prices at the pump despite a drop in wholesale costs . supermarket wholesale costs. supermarket profit margins are reportedly around 15 a litre for petrol and

easier . more around 15 a litre for petrol and easier. more than a thousand g for us workers planning to strike next month. the gmb union says the security workers who deliver cash to businesses such as tesco, barclays and wetherspoons will walk out on the 4th of december in a dispute over pay cutting edge research could double the survival rate of people with advanced cancer within a decade. experts from institute of cancer research and roma's then say this will mean more will get cured or will live longer with the condition. scientists believe they can make great strides in destroying the cells and boosting the body's ability to fight it. cells and boosting the body's ability to fight it . the king is ability to fight it. the king is hosting his first state visit as sovereign . king charles will sovereign. king charles will welcome the south african president, cyril ramaphosa , president, cyril ramaphosa, dunng president, cyril ramaphosa, during a ceremony at horse guards parade . the event will guards parade. the event will also be attended by queen consort and the prince and princess of wales . you're up to princess of wales. you're up to date now on gb news upbringing as it happens. back to beverley .

as it happens. back to beverley. hello. welcome to bev turner today gb news tv, radio and onune. today gb news tv, radio and online . my massive football day online. my massive football day yesterday , wasn't it? the three yesterday, wasn't it? the three lions secured their best ever world cup. start with a decisive victory against iran . of course, victory against iran. of course, if you are listening on the radio, i'm just giggling at pictures of english supporters celebrating manically in pubs. of course, there was a huge amount controversy fifa amount of controversy with fifa banning captain harry kane from wearing the one love armband. did you see roy keane? he said he should award and took the punishment anyway of a yellow card managed late card and wales managed late comeback to draw with a merica last night. gareth bale's heroics saw score wales's first world cup goal since 1958. plus, dominic raab is going to face a grilling from m.p.s today over accusations of bullying when . he

accusations of bullying when. he appears in front of the justice select committee to remember this story broke last week. well, our political correspondent harwood is going to details very to bring us the details very soon. and the supreme court will deliver judgement tomorrow on whether the scottish can hold a second independence referendum without westminster's approval of chairing debates on that a little later discussing the pros and cons of an independent scotland. and of course, i would like your views as email me jeeves at gb news uk . jules jeeves at gb news uk. jules in west and winchester has already got in touch following keir starmer's speech this morning at the cbi saying so starmer adopts true conservative values a bit late but laudable . right now, late but laudable. right now, more of those in just a moment but. first of all, england's world cup , of course, got off to world cup, of course, got off to the perfect yesterday after the six two victory against iran . six two victory against iran. the three lions had a five different goal scorers in the

match wales ended their 64 year wait for a world cup goal after gareth bale scored a late penalty to secure a11 draw with america . so let's head over to america. so let's head over to qatar now where our reporter paul hawkins is waiting for us. good morning, paul. are there a few so british heads there this . morning. morning yet few superstitious, especially a few sore. welsh heads because their game, of course, happened at 10:00 here local time. so by midnight it finished. and also, don't forget , were 14 minutes don't forget, were 14 minutes extra in the match. but it's been a feature of the first four games of this tournament at. the england game, there was an extra 24 minutes because for a really stamping down on the time wasting that you normally get in these so yeah the game these games so yeah the game finished late last night. the welsh have been a little bit slower trickle in this slower to trickle in this morning. that's understandable. some them managed make it some of them managed to make it to zones to think few to some fan zones to think a few last night but welsh fans generally feeling quite they got

through that first game without defeat. they weren't the completely at the races the us they did test them but they came through without defeat , taking through without defeat, taking a point from the game. they're now looking forward to playing iran given played against looking forward to playing iran given let's played against looking forward to playing iran given let's be played against looking forward to playing iran given let's be honest,against looking forward to playing iran given let's be honest, lheyisl looking forward to playing iran given let's be honest, they were them. let's be honest, they were pretty and england were pretty abysmal. and england were fantastic me . i'm not fantastic. excuse me. i'm not saying england are going to win the world cup by any means, but , you they played against , you know, they played against a iran they did what a very iran side. they did what they to . and for england, they had to. and for england, it's a it's all guns blazing. and for the welsh, they now take on iran so that really interesting. last night's football this is what the england fans had to tell us were at the iran game . yeah, it was at the iran game. yeah, it was amazing. three of the eight goals in total, six by england and some of the goals are amazing. soccer's goal. somebody came to for game. someone asked about it if we noticed iran didn't sing their anthem. yeah because they were split in half. he had to explain to us because people were speaking farsi around us. and i said to him,

what are they talking about? it? he goes they're all pretty upset because split, too, between because iran split, too, between whether they just whether they can and they just wanted sing anthem. wanted to sing the anthem. they problems or problems for some fans or reports of some fans having problems their ticketing reports of some fans having probgetting theirticketing reports of some fans having probgetting in their ticketing reports of some fans having probgetting in the r ticketing reports of some fans having probgetting in the game.:ing app getting in the game. was that you guys. yeah it was original originally we had a problem and literally at the last downloaded but last the ticket downloaded but they quite non—english they were quite non—english level about the tickets i think. i think the advice is get the extra early. so we got there like 2 hours because people don't work very well, very well. so you got to allow for that extra time, correct? we're going . so it looks like a great atmosphere there, paul, despite the controversy building up to it that may maybe fans wouldn't be welcomed in quite the same way. and that last minute boos band at the stadium , it looks band at the stadium, it looks like very convivial atmosphere . like very convivial atmosphere. did you expect it to stay like that ? yeah, absolutely. that's that? yeah, absolutely. that's the key word. convivial. it's a different atmosphere to other world cups. and i don't say that somebody been to another cup.

this would have been tell by other more experience. world cup . they've it's very . but they've said it's very here. it's a great atmosphere . here. it's a great atmosphere. it's a convivial atmosphere . it's a convivial atmosphere. it's a convivial atmosphere. it's just more relaxed. it's more of a family atmosphere, taking alcohol element out of it laughs. it's not so you can't get a beer and you're going to pay top get a beer and you're going to pay top dollar for it. and only in selected areas the selected. but it's a more convivial family atmosphere taking away the alcohol, the fans we've just been speaking to say, you know what, there's no aggro. everyone's very chilled everyone's just very chilled out. i'd brought out. i wish i'd brought my family to world cup, so family to this world cup, so it's definitely a different atmosphere. chilled atmosphere. it's very chilled out, it's still very, very out, but it's still very, very quick, i think. i think it's a little bit of a cheer going on because at the moment argentina are on saudi arabia and are taking on saudi arabia and potentially in potentially they might in another in that match. another go in that match. argentina, by the winning argentina, by the way, winning one the moment a messy one they at the moment a messy penalty against saudi arabia , by penalty against saudi arabia, by the games later the way, other games later today, the today, because we're now the four day stage mexico four games a day stage mexico taking on poland that's quite an even matchup. so that should be quite a game. we've also got

denmark against tunisia . denmark denmark against tunisia. denmark probably should edge that one. and then later on we've got france, australia, no for guessing that france are quite clearly favourites there and australia are looking for there. australia are looking for there. australia have been at the last five world cups and they've never up a world cup , so never picked up a world cup, so they're for their first they're looking for their first world cup point at this tournament . okay, fantastic pull tournament. okay, fantastic pull . you may not be the most experienced of world cup reporters . you are the best by a reporters. you are the best by a mile and i hope you're having a great time out there as well . so great time out there as well. so thank you so much bringing us all those amazing pictures . thank you so much bringing us all those amazing pictures. i could just watch those pictures. all day as well with all of the people milling around the background and various flags. so we lucky that paul we are very lucky that paul hawkins exclusively hawkins is out there exclusively for gb news. now, moving on, dominic raab will face a grilling from mp today over accusations of bullying when he appears in front of the justice select committee . this comes as select committee. this comes as a top whitehall official to apologise over alleged bad behaviour by so. our gb news

political reporter catherine foster . me now. hello catherine foster. me now. hello catherine . what could happen to dominic raab if ? these accusations of raab if? these accusations of bullying are proven to be true . bullying are proven to be true. well there will be an investigation . of course, he investigation. of course, he actually request started that last wednesday morning just before prime minister's question was after two formal complaints of bad behaviour were made against . but of bad behaviour were made against. but don't of bad behaviour were made against . but don't expect against. but don't expect anything to happen any time soon because there is no in place because there is no in place because sunak currently have the person appointed who will undertake that invest gation. nor does he have an ethics adviser . so first they've got to adviser. so first they've got to find the person , then they've find the person, then they've got to carry out the investigation . but ultimately, investigation. but ultimately, when that concludes it . be up to when that concludes it. be up to the prime minister. rishi sunak to decide what to do with the

information . now. dominic raab, information. now. dominic raab, deputy prime minister , was deputy prime minister, was coming out of earlier. i've been here since 7:00 and he was asked if he was confident he would clear his name. he said he absolutely was. he feels like he has done nothing wrong . his has done nothing wrong. his supporters say yes , sure, he has supporters say yes, sure, he has high standards. he expects to work hard, but he has always behaved properly. so there be an answer to what might happen any time soon. i mean, ultimately, the prime minister, if he's found to have bullied dominic raab, has found to have bullied people , could be sacked from his people, could be sacked from his position. but i think we're a long way off that there's no means of knowing whether the investigation will conclude that people were bullied . it's one of people were bullied. it's one of these grey areas, isn't . but these grey areas, isn't. but yes. former more allegations today i'm that antonio romeo the private secretary for the minister of justice had had to

apologise back when dominic raab was a minister of justice in a previous stint . two home office previous stint. two home office officials for his behaviour just add to this ongoing drip feed of allegations that he has created allegations that he has created a culture of fear , that he's a culture of fear, that he's been very cut , very a culture of fear, that he's been very cut, very demanding and that in fact the turnover of staff in departments that he's beenin staff in departments that he's been in has been very i was in the papers today that when he was in the foreign office between 12 and 24% of people left in a given year, whereas in his private office under boris johnson and indeed jeremy hunt, when they were foreign secretaries, nobody left from that office? in a year. so ongoing problems for the justice secretary and so now we saw sir keir starmer at the beginning of the today set out his plans , the today set out his plans, migration and the labour market. what did he have to say,

catherine ? yes so he has told catherine? yes so he has told the confederation of british industry that britain needs to wean itself off cheap labour. he said that the dependence on low wage to grow the economy is not working and that business says will have to accept that we need to move to high skill high economy very much echoing boris johnson said the last year when he also said they wanted to move to high skill and high wage . now to high skill and high wage. now keir starmer is very keen to be seen as pro—business . business seen as pro—business. business is very much wanting to talk to labour now that they are increasingly seen as likely to be forming the next. and he did have some positive messages. he said he was working on three principles economics , stability, principles economics, stability, higher skills and green growth wants to make britain a green growth superpower. he said they

would scrap business rates and that they wanted to make britain the best place in the to world start a business. but they do have expectations what they expect business to provide . they expect business to provide. they have said that businesses must do better in terms of investing in. people investing in training training the workers that we have here, of course there's millions of people not working economically inactive . and economically inactive. and that's gone up by about half a million since the furlough that . they need to do better getting british people back in to work so they're very keen to say yes we're pro—business, but business is need to do your bit. also they need to spend more on technology we have a very poor record terms of automation robo , etc. the feeling that since the financial crisis labour, you know, businesses have been able rely on cheap labour, especially from the eu. this is was of

course one of the drivers behind the brexit vote and that they haven't really invested in they haven't really invested in they haven't invested in training , haven't invested in training, they haven't invested in tech knowledge and that that needs to change. okay, thank you so much gb news. political reporter catherine foster there at downing street. thank you, catherine . a lot of you getting catherine. a lot of you getting in touch, particularly whether you had that story in the news about the fact that and will be able to claim in for their christmas parties this year. t.j. has got in touch say, t.j. has got in touch with, say, many working taxpayer many working and taxpayer families to afford families are unable to afford any sort of christmas party themselves . we'll be so happy to themselves. we'll be so happy to hear their taxes enabling hear that their taxes enabling mps have a party. yeah, that mps to have a party. yeah, that doesn't seem to be great idea doesn't seem to be great idea does it, in the current climate? now there's plenty. still to come after the break, my panel will be talking us through some of their favourite stories of the forget, we've the day. and don't forget, we've got a twitter poll running based what keir was what state sir keir starmer was saying morning. he said saying this morning. he said that the low pay and that the days of low pay and cheap labour must end. set cheap labour must end. he set out plans for what calls out his plans for what he calls britain's dependency britain's immigration dependency . asking who do you

. i'm asking you, who do you trust policy? trust on policy? the conservatives , labour or someone conservatives, labour or someone else? 21% of you currently think conservative of 19% labour and 60% of you think anyone else reforming getting plenty of mentions, head over to our twitter right now or send us an email as well. gb news at gb news dot uk, it is time for a quick break but comes right.

very good morning. it's 22. it's nice to be on the sofa here this is bev turner today on gb news. now let me introduce you to my panel this morning. i'm delighted be joined by former labour democrats . limbert, opic labour democrats. limbert, opic is here . broadcaster and freedom is here. broadcaster and freedom . can i call you that? i love being called that. tonia buxton is us political commentator and

youtuber maya tusa . okay, now youtuber maya tusa. okay, now let's first of all talk about this story. shamima baig and this story. shamima baig and this this broke yesterday , this this broke yesterday, didn't it, that her hearing is happening at the moment as to whether she gets citizenship? citizenship really need to practise that , whether she gets practise that, whether she gets it back, what's happening ? yes. it back, what's happening? yes. it's funny because we discovered something new that a normal person with a bit of common sense already knew and m15 officers come out to say, oh, now we know she wasn't actually trafficked and she she she knew what she was doing when she travelled and she wasn't the only one. there were a number of and we saw the footage that would going to the airport and they're to fly first class they're going to fly first class business i'm not really business class. i'm not really first class to getting on a plane themselves even though they they're just they were 1615 and they're just arguments do now arguments about what do now because i fully understand the concept oh, she was a british citizen or she's our problem. but there is also that we clearly need to talk about . my

clearly need to talk about. my only issue with her coming back, considering that she's not just a criminal, she's become enemy of the state. the problem we have is that a lot of people are frustrated. the reason they don't want to hear is they don't have faith in the justice system. you know, if you guarantee that she'll be locked up forever, then some people will feel better it but will be will feel better it but you maybe there's case for you know maybe there's case for rehab course but one's rehab of course but no one's going convinced. nobody is going to be convinced. nobody is going to be convinced. nobody is going to be convinced. nobody is going to give convinced that that's main reason. of that's the main reason. of course. that she course. now they say that she knew than, you know, knew more than, you know, we thought, again, thought, because, again, a normal known normal person would have known that. they're hearing that. i guess they're hearing all sides aren't. they at this at this. now, tanya you've got four two boys, two four children, two boys, two girls at 15. they think they know everything and they don't know everything and they don't know anything don't know their children at 15. no no, sorry. no you know that. you know what you know, good, you know, bad . 15. know, good, you know, bad. 15. if you've been not put up properly , you do no good and you properly, you do no good and you do no bad. and yes, she was a child , like you said, if i knew child, like you said, if i knew was going to come over and be

punished for. she did. but there are mothers , soldiers that are are mothers, soldiers that are journalists who were beheaded dunng journalists who were beheaded during time she knew during her time and she knew that disgusting that there were disgusting crimes done to children by the people that she went to support . and so she knew i remember i mean, i know i'm old. i still remember what i was like when i was 15. and i know what my daughter's like, 15 and, you know, good and bad. and she knew what she was doing. so whether we wash hands on her we should wash our hands on her or not, i don't know. i don't know what the police school system but does come system is, but if she does come back this, she must be back into this, she must be punished. must punished. punished. she must be punished. she go to prison for she must either go to prison for ever must become a for ever or she must become a for us to use find out what route to use to find out what route she went through and. find some of those other people. but she's not innocent and she should not get off scot free. what do you think this dilemma here at the age of 16, you're allowed to get married , have children? now, married, have children? now, that's a big responsibility if we're saying that those aged people don't have an idea of

right and wrong, you know , right and wrong, you know, labour want to make the vote 16, but not the same in scotland. she wasn't 60, she was 50. so they started grooming her at 30. it's a moot point that you can go to other countries where the age of consent even. no. so, so you can't have it. both british. she's a she was a british citizen but yeah. okay so what i'm saying is notionally you're 15 and a half or 16, you're roughly same place and i'd be really disappointed as my children didn't know. right. and wrong, just like what you've been saying. but then a second problem actually problem and this actually slightly confuses issue. slightly confuses the issue. i went to shadow section state for northern ireland for a long time. wasn't dealing with 15 time. i wasn't dealing with 15 year i was dealing grown year olds. i was dealing grown adults who had been terrorists . adults who had been terrorists. now they knew what they were doing to, the end , they had doing to, in the end, they had a past, but they went on be very successful politicians. so there are precedents in our country when you can rehabilitate people . i think that what think my colleagues have said the common sense thing if this can really

be in some way to try to make our society better as a whole, then that's fine but if we simply say let's just forget the past that would actually slightly ignore what we've done in ireland process. in the northern ireland process. go point and you go on just a quick point and you mentioned and as mentioned obviously and as a kid, knowing right and wrong is the difference in terms of the degree. but 15, 16 year degree. yeah, but a 15, 16 year old doesn't much oh, old doesn't know much about, oh, if take this how much of if i take this how much kind of the damaging is going to be to my body. for example, you know that they don't know then. so a 16 year old will vote labour, but but but year or 14 year but but but a 15 year or 14 year old would know found nation old would know the found nation of and evil. you know, of good and evil. you know, killing should know killing someone you should know from you're ten, probably from when you're ten, probably not, right. this the foundation of evil. it's like a of good and evil. it's like a mistake of economic policies. oh, vote snp this oh, my goodness. vote snp this like something like that. like it's something like that. exactly. so that's that's the difference, guess. i guess so. difference, i guess. i guess so. and i don't want people to think that defending, of course. and i don't want people to think thati defending, of course. and i don't want people to think thati don't.ending, of course. and i don't want people to think thati don't. iiding, of course. and i don't want people to think thati don't. i do. g, of course. and i don't want people to think thati don't. i do. of)f course. and i don't want people to think thati don't. i do. of course.e. no, i don't. i do. of course. what did was was hideous and what she did was was hideous and wrong misguided. but i still wrong and misguided. but i still maintain was a child maintain that she was a child when went that if we have an

when she went that if we have an obugafion when she went that if we have an obligation to care for children, we have to as a case by case we have to say as a case by case basis, think it back if basis, i think bring it back if necessary allow her to go through the justice process here , learn from her, use her. how do we de—radicalize as there are terrorists who have that, who have been de—radicalize and then help the authorities say limit something closer to home? something much closer to home? for most people, cost of living , energy supply is failing. vulnerable say ofgem. yeah, there's the on the face of it, story had this deeper on the on the face of it story here is that energy firms being blasted for creating debt repayments so high that you never actually get to top your pre—payment metres. now what that could in practical terms is the lights go off and that sort of serious possible possibility , especially if it possibility, especially if it gets really cold this winter to be blunt that could lead to death if . you're old and you death if. you're old and you simply have to the heat or eat. question but the deeper point i've made this before in gb news is as is this we've got an

absolutely ridiculous policy in this country based partly on what. keir starmer is going on about a green economy . let's not about a green economy. let's not pretend here we have made stupid decisions when we've got £1,000,000,000,000 worth of trackable gas under our feet, we could actually make energy cheap in this country. but instead, because of all this virtue signalling nonsense and we're sort of blaming the energy firms for capitalising on a situation in some cases having to charge more because they're paying more for those old price. yeah. so the two things blame the firms if you want to, but let's recognise we need to play my for not stepping up to the plate, having sensible energy bill. not stepping up to the plate, havin do sensible energy bill. not stepping up to the plate, havin do you sible energy bill. not stepping up to the plate, havin do you think, nergy bill. not stepping up to the plate, havin do you think, tony? bill. not stepping up to the plate, havin do you think, tony? i ll. not stepping up to the plate, havin do you think, tony? i mean, what do you think, tony? i mean, you couldn't have said it better. that's exactly. the reason in the situation reason we're in the situation now because got now is because we've got a stupid policy on energy and we don't about people now. we don't about the people now. we don't about the people now. we don't people. we don't don't care old people. we don't care people. we care about young people. we don't who's low don't care about who's on low earnings. about the earnings. all we about is the green that is still not green policy that is still not signed . if be proven signed. if it can be proven categorically and we don't even

get to have that conversation, we it just just say exactly saying the things that were categoric about green policies and climate change and all this stuff. but you know, i don't think you understand the science of it. i don't think it does. well want to get into our well i want to get into our first didn't come first story. sorry i didn't come to there, but tanya uk's to you there, but tanya uk's league latest drinking at home should from what should be raised from what? what is the moment? how old are is it at the moment? how old are you allowed drink you legally allowed to drink alcohol home? far five. alcohol at home? as far five. five? you're likely basically there's no limits . five? you're likely basically there's no limits. i don't think that this should have been a legal process. you know , a legal process. you know, a parental process . so as a parental process. so as a parent, you know , i'm greek, we parent, you know, i'm greek, we love wine and about my children, i remember drinking , you know, i remember drinking, you know, sips of wine and things with my parents or when we'd sit the summer, you know, making like a rose or spritzer for the kids and having a bit of wine. we are kind of drinking family , but kind of drinking family, but it's always with food and it's always done sensibly. and i don't want the law to tell me what do with my children. i

think that's that's the biggest problem with this policy . problem with this policy. they're talking here. you just need maybe it is to the need maybe it is to train the parents. i think a lot of parents. i think a lot of parents need educating on how to bnng parents need educating on how to bring when it bring up their children when it comes safe drinking and comes to safe drinking and things like that. but make a law. dare me how law. don't you dare tell me how to my children. i go to bring up my children. i go online. well, as a libertarian, it's one of those like type of policies. sometimes we policies. but sometimes when we complain the nanny and we complain about the nanny and we complain about the nanny and we complain it because complain about it because the policy damaging policy itself will be damaging enough, example, this one is policy itself will be damaging eno necessarily mple, this one is policy itself will be damaging eno necessarily the e, this one is policy itself will be damaging eno necessarily the same. one is policy itself will be damaging eno necessarily the same. it's�* is not necessarily the same. it's not necessarily the same. it's not necessarily the same. it's not necessarily damaging its not necessarily damaging on its own policy because it's not own as a policy because it's not even enforced, the even enforced, though. but the problem with this you problem i have with this is you can slippery slope. can it's that slippery slope. it's really creates it's the it's really creates complacency this could lead complacency that this could lead to culture of big to the culture of big governments telling people about other things what to do. so this i'm more than happy if people want to start campaigns awareness this therefore awareness and all this therefore in that few terrible parents i think i think our society good but will be a few apparent but there will be a few apparent parents but making a parents or whatever but making a law , firstly it creates a bit of law, firstly it creates a bit of a cost practically, but you can't have an enforcer. so what

is it going to do? all it's going to do is create more of a culture of nanny for state other areas, and then they will be getting bored with other nonsensical stuff that lost with t this this is t limit because this is this is an all—party parliamentary group on healthy childhood on a fit and healthy childhood who've there who've come to this. there should more important. the should be more important. the worrying woke worrying about this is woke patronised zation as my colleagues have said digging into your personal family decisions now i don't really my five year old angelina to be drinking alcohol though interestingly in other countries, as you say, and also in france and in greece, they actually have much more balanced attitude towards it . in this attitude towards it. in this country, we don't have a very good relationship with alcohol, but say that but why don't we just say that violence tv camera every violence tv camera in every house , children and then we can house, children and then we can stop them from giving them too many crisps , too much fatty many crisps, too much fatty food. wrong, kind of television. this as you've said and you said exactly the right phrase, a slippery slope. so the big brother state people like brother state and people like george orwell would be spinning in grave . okay. tonia

in their grave. okay. tonia buxton. mahyar tousi are with me until at 12:00, but in just a moment the uk supreme court will hand out its crucial ruling on whether hollywood has the power to hold a second scottish independence referendum on wednesday. is the wednesday. what is the likelihood of an independent scotland? that's coming up after your news with rosie . your morning's news with rosie. good morning. it's 11:33 your morning's news with rosie. good morning. it's11:33 a.m. rosie, right? keeping you up to date. the uk wean itself off immigration dependency. that's the message from the labour leader to business bosses , sir leader to business bosses, sir keir starmer told the confederation of business industry the days of low pay and cheap labour must and that it's time to invest in training of those already here in the uk. he also promised to be pragmatic about the shortage of workers saying if he gets into he's willing to accept increased skilled immigration but our common goal must be to help british economy off its

immigration dependency to start investing more in training workers who are already here. the days when low pay and cheap labour part of the british way on growth must end . this isn't on growth must end. this isn't about brexit all around the world. business is waking up to the fact we live in new era for labour and while they're adapting our low growth model is holding us back . energy holding us back. energy suppliers have been named and shamed for failing vulnerable customers with the regulator ofgem saying problems across the board need to urgently be addressed. a review found severe weaknesses at five companies. good energy outfox esso energy , good energy outfox esso energy, true energy and utility in total, 17 suppliers have been told they need to their approach told they need to their approach to vulnerable customers . king told they need to their approach to vulnerable customers. king is hosting his first state visit a sovereign welcoming south african president cyril ramaphosa said to london during a ceremony horse guards parade.

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today. gb news. you've been sending in your views which are of course very important to me. i'm just going to get to a couple them now. melvin is saying what a load of tortoises in relation to keir starmer talking at this . wind talking at the cbi this. wind farms benefit private farms only benefit private companies plus it doesn't provide power that we require continuously . fracking is a continuously. fracking is a quick fix. while we build nuclear power, which will provide continuous supply not reliant weather. lots you agreeing with that actually , it agreeing with that actually, it comes to this energy debate that nobody's getting it right at the moment . now, moving on, the uk moment. now, moving on, the uk supreme court will conclude their verdict tomorrow on whether the scottish parliament can hold a second independence referendum without prior approval from westminster. so joining me now is austin sheridan, former snp glasgow city councillor and brian monteith, a former scottish member of parliament. thank you both very much for joining me this morning. back in 2014, i didn't think it was this long ago. is that actually the scottish independence referendum

7 scottish independence referendum ? so scottish independence referendum ? so 55% scottish independence referendum ? so 55% of scots vote no. has the mood changed in scotland ? the mood changed in scotland? you say austin ? well, the last you say austin? well, the last scottish parliament election and just isn't in 21 people in scotland elected give up just pro—independence majority in parliament since this establishment in 1999. what's your opinion them and we can see that that generally and that the neck and neck and it's not the election of their msps it decides future of scotland's path does have be done through referendum. what we do know is that if you scotland elected to parliament to deliver on that monday and it's a shame that it's situation ballots went to the supreme court because the tories at westminster don't respect the democratic wishes of people of scotland. so that's why we're in this position today. so, brian, scotland shouldn't have to ask for westminster's permission . hold westminster's permission. hold this referendum if they want. what nicholas sturgeon should be

allowed to hold. it should. she well, actually, nicholas does not have any mandate . she sought not have any mandate. she sought a mandate . she didn't actually a mandate. she didn't actually get the majority of the vote. she had to cobble together a coalition the greens, who did not to support the referendum to the electorate. so we have is actually power grab . nicholas actually power grab. nicholas sturgeon in attempting to from the uk . the uk of course should the uk. the uk of course should have a c in actually existing andifs have a c in actually existing and it's right that in the bill created the scottish parliament it believed and the parliamentary certainly believed in the house commons and the lords when the enshrined in law that the there would be no referendum without the uk parliament agree. so it's right and proper that uk supreme court presided over by a scottish and

a scottish deputy president, should judge whether snp green coalition has the power or not because they say they have . because they say they have. everyone else says they haven't and needs to be decided . austin, and needs to be decided. austin, who would benefit from an independent scotland , must independent scotland, must a connection and what must someone say that this is a central plank of the scottish green party's campaign to support a second independence referendum? so i know really is getting confirmation from that and that was the that the people that would benefit from independence should be the people of scotland and they would benefit in sense that they would get the governments that they vote for rather than to the governments they vote for. mean that they don't vote for. mean that if they want to remain in the eu , have remained in the eu , could have remained in the eu rather a i mean rather than against a i mean that the views and the rushes on to for scotland would reflected academics to process each time and tell again. that's not

respected by remaining part of the westminster parliament. it may well be that the people , may well be that the people, england or the rest of the uk have got doesn't prioritise people in scotland. but she's absolutely saying that that that position is as respectable as well . but doesn't position is as respectable as well. but doesn't mean position is as respectable as well . but doesn't mean that to well. but doesn't mean that to again, that the wishes the people of scotland should be ignored, which is essentially what is happening . ignored, which is essentially what is happening. brian, ignored, which is essentially what is happening . brian, would what is happening. brian, would you like to respond that ? well, you like to respond that? well, let's be frank there is no mandate. so for having a coalition government, that's what we ended up with and indeed nicholas sturgeon herself made it quite to anyone not even wanting a referendum , not even wanting a referendum, not even wanting a referendum, not even wanting independence she'd still vote snp for them to form the government and to be the government and to be the government by themselves . and government by themselves. and she did not get that and she then claimed the mandate even having to people that they could vote for her even if they were

against and. so let's move on to that as to your other question , that as to your other question, who would benefit? well, it certainly would not be the scots. it would not be scottish people or those people living in scotland, because we know that issues such as currency , issues such as currency, defence, being able to run the nhs as properly education which is going through the floor , we is going through the floor, we could go through countless issues and we can see even after 14 years of the snp being in power and having real power. things got in most cases worse . things got in most cases worse. theidea things got in most cases worse. the idea that scotland would then be independent with the funds coming from the rest of the uk and predominantly england, of course just does not make sense to most scots. and that's why there is not support for scotland seceding from the uk . austin last word to you. uk. austin last word to you. well i don't know what the support is to have a referendum and one thing i would say is

that the tories campaigned in scotland, in the scottish parliament election to say vote for them to stop and referendum date is and then we lost the scottish parliament election largest independence majority since 2021. i do understand why the tories are so skilled to have a referendum and put forward . they would describe as forward. they would describe as a positive case for the union. greg on okay. well say the decision will be made in the supreme tomorrow. no doubt we will be talking about it here if not tomorrow. then also on brian monteith and austin sheridan . monteith and austin sheridan. you very much for that . now, you very much for that. now, while many england and wales fans have decided against heading to qatar for the world cup , there are still plenty of cup, there are still plenty of people watching on home turf. one sports school in nottingham . it wasn't too tricky convincing the lads training convincing the lads a training scholarship stop and switch scholarship to stop and switch on telly instead . our east on the telly instead. our east midlands reporter will hollis joins them for england's opening game against iran . our past move

game against iran. our past move green in basford, nottingham this training scholarship is putting football at the heart of . the classroom. the academy sport course trains. body and mind while connecting players , mind while connecting players, professional clubs . but today's professional clubs. but today's session is cutting short events . after all, it is the world cup. england versus iran. yeah. i feel like going to be some good football played. i feel like this could have some better picks by southgate . but i feel picks by southgate. but i feel like it's a strong squad. i think it's good. you can see a lot talent from different countries trying to do good for the countries. just win something . it feels great being something. it feels great being part of a team and coming here towards towards the world cup together . it's a lovely, lovely together. it's a lovely, lovely atmosphere around . better than atmosphere around. better than watching me alone at home. it was is the academy director a past move grin. we've just seen england's first goal of the world cup scored by jude

bellingham. the great goal run into the box from from midfield player to heritage, a place in germany. so again, all them coaches coming together for the world court, which is amazing. we've opened a sports centre and possibly even today the boys will get off from their will get a day off from their scholarship programme to scholarship programme just to watch game, watch the game, watch the game, i that's important. the i think that's important. the boys understand that togetherness and the culture, the world cup with from around the world cup with from around the the team here the world in the team here watching the tournament as group highlights football highlights how football britain's communities. highlights how football britain's communities . academy britain's communities. academy manager saw joe is gambia but served in the british. he says sport is service to muscle . it sport is service to muscle. it means a lot to 1 to 1 as because a sovereignty army with grenadier guards on the sub in for the for the country and support in england is. for the for the country and support in england is . the same support in england is. the same is the same because serve in for the for the country by playing in the world cup. and for me it's a great passion for me to support england. england has been hard for the cup and paying

off friends across the country were treated to a62 thrashing of the gulf state . the final the gulf state. the final whistle in qatar means this in basford is back on after all watching on television is never as good as the real thing will always gb news in nottingham . so always gb news in nottingham. so i'm back on the sofa now with my who've been very quiet and very well behaved. i'm joined by broadcaster and activist tonia buxton , a political commentator buxton, a political commentator and youtuber mighty aussie and former liberal democrat mp lambert. opiate rights tanya. let's talk about labour leader keir starmer and what he said today. he said we've got to end cheap labour. we must. we in the uk of immigration dependency. we've we've got a twitter poll going on this morning. so we've had over 6000 votes. and according our twitter poll, 21% of you think that concern tiff could be trusted. 19% of you think labour and a whopping 60%

of you think i'll active such as reform and ukip. is a surprise to you, tanya. no, not all. but what did he say? you said he something. what is it? we don't. i i saw mine going with his begging her back to the red wall, saying exactly what he wanted the red wall to hear. so all people that voted for boris and left lay behind them. that's all i heard someone who was just saying spouting anything to get votes. well what i heard him say was a lot stuff without any was a lot of stuff without any particular numbers in it, which were kind of used and he were kind of used write. and he skirted a little bit skirted around a little bit because obviously he's in a room of business people and said because obviously he's in a room of ican'tzss people and said because obviously he's in a room of ican't rely eople and said because obviously he's in a room of ican't rely onile and said because obviously he's in a room of ican't rely on labour. said because obviously he's in a room of ican't rely on labour. andaid because obviously he's in a room of ican't rely on labour. and he we can't rely on labour. and he did make a fuss about training people in this country to do these but he didn't so these jobs, but he didn't go so far as say what would do far as to say what would do specifically deal . far as to say what would do specifically deal. he far as to say what would do specifically deal . he didn't. specifically to deal. he didn't. and great green elephant in and the great green elephant in the room is you can't take labour's economic policy serious . if we're going to have a net zero grid by 2030 because that

kibosh is everything else. it's impossible, by the way. not sure he's going to make about 70 nuclear reactors work in years, but turning specifically to that, to the question of migrant workers. this is just a play, like you're saying, workers. this is just a play, like you're saying , 20% to the like you're saying, 20% to the red wall who he thinks doesn't like . now, i've heard labour like. now, i've heard labour almost the opposite in the last ten years. so which is it to be? where's the consistency? what you think, maya? it's just. it's just a political hot potato for all of them, isn't it? it's confusing as an audience, the one hand. he has labour one hand. and he has labour leader gone fake leader has gone now fake nationalists to after their nationalists to look after their own and the tories are own people and the tories are going socialist have them going socialist and have them narrative. so it's narrative. yeah. so it's confusing but the confusing everybody but the labour party is what they actually trying do over actually been trying to do over the months. and when the last few months. and when they of the trade they lost the lot of the trade union funding and starmer announced that they're going to go businesses for money go and beg businesses for money and convincing them in and but he's convincing them in the language he used today one it was too vague business businesspeople like in a position like him to just tell

me what you want. and secondly when he goes around, you know, the way he talks about british jobs which workers again businesses neoliberal businesses are very neoliberal businesses are very neoliberal businesses want, you know, internationalism those businesses , cbi, those. so he's businesses, cbi, those. so he's not really winning the red ball with that and he's not really the money that he wants from cbi. so the money that he wants from cbi. so a confusing by the way, i just sentence on this what the cbi what the big companies want is a sensible relocation policy not for the people come across in boats for the high value in the boats for the high value people. got a balmy, people. and we've got a balmy, balmy makes balmy visa system, which makes it quite difficult to it really quite difficult to bnng it really quite difficult to bring people into this . if he bring people into this. if he wants be grown then want wants to be grown up, then want him. declare an interest him. i declare an interest in involved sector. i want involved in that sector. i want to hear him say we're going to attract into this country. you're going to build our businesses. not just mon businesses. yeah, not just mon the he okay right. the way he did. okay right. world then nobody noticed. world cup. then nobody noticed. there's guys and. there's a world cup on guys and. yesterday, of course, iran , yesterday, of course, iran, england. i was thinking about you, my tosay. well this match was on because you all my favourite expert. am am i the only one you are . i don't need

only one you are. i don't need any of this because he's no good. how could you ever be anybody better than you? and when the national anthem at the beginning when the players sing. yeah, it was really quite profound. yeah but there's a bit of a battle, so players didn't think . everyone was like, oh, think so. everyone was like, oh, that's interesting. but people in they don't care about in iran, they don't care about that. the iranians from the that. and the iranians from the kurds, they , they, they, they kurds, they, they, they, they look their symbol them, but they do not like virtue signalling. so they were still against their own team who played against england that night. last night, because they said you shouldn't have even gone. i don't care if you're going to stand there and not sing the national anthem that's meant to iranians. don't like sort of stuff. no like that sort of stuff. no armband just armband or whatever. they just they now, people have they don't go. now, people have been streets. your been killed on the streets. your own your own friends. own relatives, your own friends. and should just and you should have just gone and they don't . but and and just they don't. but and because of that, when i found out after the match and got the footage posted on twitter every idea is and pictures of the

iranians in iran celebrating that england beat their own country their own team because they said iran is representing team is representing the islamic regime . and one of the chants regime. and one of the chants they were going around there singing republic of singing and islamic republic of six goals everything so those same humiliating their own team but because they don't see it as representing the nation they see it as representing that flag the islamic flag. how difficult for the players , though, tony? the players, though, tony? it must difficult because must be really difficult because i watching the players and i was watching the players and that goalkeeper his that poor goalkeeper broke his nose first few minutes. nose in the first few minutes. and was thinking, do they and i was thinking, how do they focus on the game with that focus on the game with all that going well, it's all about going on? well, it's all about fixing them. but i the fact that the virtue the iranians didn't like virtue signalling, know they have signalling, but know they have families iran. i think families in iran. and i think that was a really brave to do. i mean, we've got our boys. sorry, i've to go back the i've got to go back to the actually signalling here. you've got southgate. who will do any virtue rubbish as virtue signalling rubbish is as long penalty to show. i long as no penalty to show. i mean, wouldn't it nice if mean, wouldn't it be nice if he'd gone on wearing the armband and and actually, and got the card? and actually, i'm sick these weak, i'm so sick of these weak, pathetic virtue signalling woke

sick of them. yeah, well, i tell you, i think what roy keane did in commentary love roy keane , in commentary love roy keane, obviously. and did you see him? we just went he should have taken his punishment. he should have his yellow card. have taken his yellow card. yeah, his punishment if he yeah, taken his punishment if he had and like had a point to make and was like that's values anyway he that's man with values anyway he was afraid yellow card was never afraid of yellow card was never afraid of yellow card was he. roy keane but i just thought, yeah, good for you. you he in my mind what he crystallised in my mind what he crystallised in my mind what he do olympic. what am he should do on olympic. what am i talking to you about now. matt hancock a blocked out hancock that's a blocked out of my your matt hancock my mind your mate matt hancock he is a friend he genuinely is a friend of yours you yours isn't it? yes. you surprised what you like about him. he's fairly him. oh he's a fairly decent bloke. well see this bloke. rubbish well you see this just on the council and before i even. thanks my wife, he's a decent i just get on well with him that doesn't need much explanation and the reason i've been defending him as a man been defending him as a one man band stanley helping band stanley johnson helping a little but that's about it little bit but that's about it because no one is as bad as he's been made out. be and i don't like this demonisation. yes, he is. he is as bad as they've made him to be. so, you know, i'm

really well, do then? no really well, do you then? no good policy. you're enemy good policy. oh, you're enemy then. good policy. oh, you're enemy then . this is the difficulty is then. this is the difficulty is actually the just his actions. you know how you judge a person is for pal you is not for your pal and you dnnk is not for your pal and you drink with it's their drink with them it's their judgements. how they judgements. it's what how they behave an behave in their lives. he's an adulterer. a liar. he adulterer. he's a liar. he caused lots of people to die and. he's a vile human being and he should be with people he he should be with people that he has. has his has. yes has. yes, he has his the behaved in the back the way he behaved in the back pandemic and his rules that he didn't even believe in and didn't even believe in and didn't obey cause thought didn't obey cause people thought i am sitting here. my mother in law is dead because the miserable people said that my agent of as well. we agent died of as well. okay, we can play game if you want can play that game if you want to. not about fact to. i'm not happy about fact that he failed and he was a that he he failed and he was a hypocrite when it came to the rules. that's a different thing. that was demonised to me . you that was demonised to me. you know to demonise like know what to demonise like i what reflecting is a lot what she's reflecting is a lot of this was talking about it of this i was talking about it before interview molly kingsley about the covid inquiry what about the covid inquiry is what we're because we feel like we're doing because we feel like nobody into nobody is actually looking into this everyone's this in a fair everyone's bringing their own personal stories, very emotional

stories, this very emotional situation meanwhile got situation. meanwhile we've got to him prime time. you to watch him prime time. you know, you, me, it's voluntary politicians and don't watch it. i watch dan wootton or mark dolan on tv news every night of the so much better than the week. so much better than that. however it's frustrating, isn't when see him in isn't maya when we see him in there living this wonderful life and getting all of this attention and not apparently being held accountable for his decisions, whatever the conclusion is, yeah, i mean, to frustration that we get from people like yourself and many others simply because over people like yourself and many oth

of the reasons i respect him when the jungle i've done the when in the jungle i've done the jungle. actually even jungle. you don't actually even know being broadcast. oh know what's being broadcast. oh you know, you do? you know, there's a camera at all times . you're camera at all times. you're a politician, know, a politician, you know, to a reality. on, i'm there. and reality. come on, i'm there. and you just and let the you just don't. and let the pubuc you just don't. and let the public decide. vote them out. if you don't want, then we've run out just. i was getting out of time. just. i was getting good. sorry, guys. thank good. i know. sorry, guys. thank you here this you so much for being here this morning . that's it for today. morning. that's it for today. i'll be back at 10:00 tomorrow with great panel. as with another great panel. as good you next good as this one, you stay next with longhurst . tomorrow with mark longhurst. tomorrow hello. i'm aidan mcgivern from the met office. following such a soggy day yesterday. for many of us, they'll still some showers around today, along with lot of cloud. for many actually it cloud. but for many actually it is a drier and, eventually a brighter day, although legacy of yesterday's rain is still with us, low pressure across southern parts of the uk. weather fronts around that these are weakening fronts still providing lot of low cloud for eastern england . low cloud for eastern england. some drizzly bits and pieces and quite frequent showers into eastern and northern scotland even longer spells of rain here.

also some showers into southwest england. parts of pembrokeshire, but in between actually for many it's a drier day with some sunshine coming through across western areas later on. but it's also going to feel on the cold side, 9 to 11 celsius temperatures a little average for the time of year. temperatures a little average for the time of year . the winds for the time of year. the winds pick up across the far north shetland in particular along with some heavy spells of rain overnight gales here , but overnight gales here, but elsewhere, clearing skies lighter winds and the frost forming especially across eastern areas with temperatures in towns and cities down two or three celsius. in the countryside down below zero. but in the west, where it's not a cold because here we've got wind and rain through quite quickly the band of rain actually moved swiftly, england and wales dunng swiftly, england and wales during the morning . well, as during the morning. well, as northern ireland pushes into scotland by lunchtime and then it comes to a rest across northern parts of scotland, whilst sunny spells and showers replaces elsewhere, those frequent showers will be in the west with strong wind gales

exposed western coast. but this wind is coming from the southwest. so it's a milder direction celsius the direction, 30 celsius in the south, 9 to 11, again in the north now it's going to be a blustery on wednesday night with a lot of these showers rushing in from the atlantic and there'll be one or two showers pushing as far as eastern england, eastern scotland. but most the showers be in most of the showers will be in the further spells of rain the west. further spells of rain coming in eventually thursday coming in eventually on thursday as bright today to come as well a bright today to come on but rain on .

saturday good afternoon and a very warm welcome to gb news live me mark longhurst. and coming up the uk economy to wean itself off cheap workers that's the message the

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